Post by AussieSurvival on Sept 20, 2008 10:46:59 GMT 9.5
Ornate Burrowing Frog ( Limnodynastes ornatus )
Description
The Ornate Burrowing Frog is a stout frog with broad head with protruding eyes. Variable colour pattern; pale sandy back patterned with irregular darker markings, edged in black; pale butterfly shaped marking often present between shoulders; pale yellow or pale orange stripe may be present down middle of back; small warts often tipped in red are scattered over back; underneath white.
Size
4.5cm
Environment
Found from wet sclerophyll forest to dry arid woodland.
Food
insects and other invertebrates, other small frogs
Breeding
Males call while floating in the water. Breeding sites can range from puddles to large dams. Over 1000 eggs laid in white foamy mass on surface of still water amongst floating vegetation.
Range
Northern and eastern Australia.
Description
The Ornate Burrowing Frog is a stout frog with broad head with protruding eyes. Variable colour pattern; pale sandy back patterned with irregular darker markings, edged in black; pale butterfly shaped marking often present between shoulders; pale yellow or pale orange stripe may be present down middle of back; small warts often tipped in red are scattered over back; underneath white.
Size
4.5cm
Environment
Found from wet sclerophyll forest to dry arid woodland.
Food
insects and other invertebrates, other small frogs
Breeding
Males call while floating in the water. Breeding sites can range from puddles to large dams. Over 1000 eggs laid in white foamy mass on surface of still water amongst floating vegetation.
Range
Northern and eastern Australia.